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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *Died 9 May, in her [[Ascendancy Point]] flat, at the age of 108 | ||
* | *Husband is renowned reality researcher [[Horatio Flynn]] | ||
* | *Other family: son, [[October Flynn]], and his three children, [[Julius Flynn|Julius]], [[Camilla Flynn|Camilla]], and [[Marcus Flynn|Marcus]] | ||
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* | *Former [[Perplex City Academy|Academy]] Senior Fellow of the Social Sciences department | ||
* | *Pioneered early work on Earth anthropology based on some of the earliest comprehensive Earth communications | ||
* | *Retired from that position in 250 | ||
*With [[Horatio Flynn|husand]], developed the first compelling model of convergent development, now widely called [[CF Theory]] | |||
* | **The pair were jointly awarded the [[Ikonnikov Prize]] for their work in 234 and again in 239 | ||
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*Heiress to a considerable fortune left to her by her father, [[Antony Coralhouse]] | |||
* | *Left a clause in her will for a PCL45 million bequest jointly to the [[Perplex City Academy|Academy]] and the [[Centre for Reality Research]] | ||
* | *The will specified that the money must be used to develop a method for transporting physical matter between Perplex City and Earth, with the aim that her ashes be transported to Greece and scattered over the Mediterranean Ocean on Earth | ||
*Her will also specified that her ashes should be kept in a replica Grecian urn in a Greek-style temple on the [[Perplex City Academy|Great Lawn]] | |||
*Her Dying bequest has been denied by the academy; That is, they won't accept the PCL45 million grant, because they don't want to be pushed into working on something they wouldnt otherwise do. | |||
*The academy is willing, however, to send her ashes to Earth, should such a thing become possible in the future. | |||
*Until that time, her ashes are being kept in an elaborate urn on the Academy grounds. | |||
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**article, 11-MAY-05 "[[Ruth Coralhouse|Coralhouse]] Dies at 108" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/coralhouse_dies.html link]) | **article, 11-MAY-05 "[[Ruth Coralhouse|Coralhouse]] Dies at 108" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/coralhouse_dies.html link]) | ||
**article, 17-MAY-05 "[[Ruth Coralhouse|Coralhouse]] Bequest Shocks [[Perplex City Academy|Academy]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/coralhouse_will.html link]) | **article, 17-MAY-05 "[[Ruth Coralhouse|Coralhouse]] Bequest Shocks [[Perplex City Academy|Academy]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/coralhouse_will.html link]) | ||
**article, 28-JUN-05 "[[Ruth Coralhouse|Coralhouse]] Denied" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/coralhouse_deni.html link]) | |||
*[http://quirkyacuity.com Quirky Acuity], [[Violet Kiteway]]'s Blog | *[http://quirkyacuity.com Quirky Acuity], [[Violet Kiteway]]'s Blog | ||
**[http://wiki.incognitus.net/mirror/ppc/www.quirkyacuity.com/12.05.05/archives/2005/05/ruth_coralhouse.html 12 May entry] | **[http://wiki.incognitus.net/mirror/ppc/www.quirkyacuity.com/12.05.05/archives/2005/05/ruth_coralhouse.html 12 May entry] | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 28 June 2005
General
- Died 9 May, in her Ascendancy Point flat, at the age of 108
- Husband is renowned reality researcher Horatio Flynn
- Other family: son, October Flynn, and his three children, Julius, Camilla, and Marcus
- Former Academy Senior Fellow of the Social Sciences department
- Pioneered early work on Earth anthropology based on some of the earliest comprehensive Earth communications
- Retired from that position in 250
- With husand, developed the first compelling model of convergent development, now widely called CF Theory
- The pair were jointly awarded the Ikonnikov Prize for their work in 234 and again in 239
- Heiress to a considerable fortune left to her by her father, Antony Coralhouse
- Left a clause in her will for a PCL45 million bequest jointly to the Academy and the Centre for Reality Research
- The will specified that the money must be used to develop a method for transporting physical matter between Perplex City and Earth, with the aim that her ashes be transported to Greece and scattered over the Mediterranean Ocean on Earth
- Her will also specified that her ashes should be kept in a replica Grecian urn in a Greek-style temple on the Great Lawn
- Her Dying bequest has been denied by the academy; That is, they won't accept the PCL45 million grant, because they don't want to be pushed into working on something they wouldnt otherwise do.
- The academy is willing, however, to send her ashes to Earth, should such a thing become possible in the future.
- Until that time, her ashes are being kept in an elaborate urn on the Academy grounds.
References
- Perplex City Sentinel
- article, 11-MAY-05 "Coralhouse Dies at 108" (link)
- article, 17-MAY-05 "Coralhouse Bequest Shocks Academy" (link)
- article, 28-JUN-05 "Coralhouse Denied" (link)
- Quirky Acuity, Violet Kiteway's Blog
